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Lawrence & Centennial

Lawrence Ave E & Centennial Rd · Toronto, Ontario · Centennial Scarborough · Ward 25, Scarborough-Rouge Park

Lawrence & Centennial is an intersection of typical volume. It sits in Centennial Scarborough. Nearby is 6 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
10,058
vehicles · 14-hour count, May 21, 2025
253 pedestrians · 23 cyclists · #1694 busiest
Collisions
19
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
9 with an injury · 9 property damage · #3465 of 5,508
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 0 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #766 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
3 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
no Bike Share dock within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 720 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 62% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 40 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). On average 1.9 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 1.9 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. Just one of those 19 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Lawrence & Centennial

Getting here

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
5438200 nearest 41 m
Express
954
Blue Night
354395
Nearest stops
2 surface stops within 300 m — Lawrence Ave East at Centennial Rd East Side; Lawrence Ave East at Centennial Rd
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
no station within 1 km

Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.

Within walking distance 1.5 km

Schools (7)
  • Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 409 m
  • St Brendan Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 616 m
  • Charlottetown Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 630 m
  • Ecole Elementaire Catholique Saint MichelFrench Separate · 754 m
  • Centennial Road Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • Joseph Howe Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km
  • and 1 more
Parks (10)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Port Union branch561 m
Signal
1452, activated 1983 · SA2 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 8 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Popeyes Louisiana Chicken, 670 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 8 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 1 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Popeyes Louisiana Chicken · 5500 Lawrence Ave E670 mPassed, Jul 2026
JJ's Roti Delight · 5506 Lawrence Ave E686 mPassed, Jun 2026
Azumi Teppanyaki and Sushi · 5514 Lawrence Ave E Unit-14692 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Pizza Pizza · 5500 Lawrence Ave E Unit-2701 mPassed, Mar 2026
Gamer Golf · 5544 Lawrence Ave E783 mPassed, Jul 2026
Jac and Jill's Bake Shop · 5550 Lawrence Ave E Unit-5grocery791 mPassed, Jul 2026
Mr Bean Coffee Co · 5550 Lawrence Ave E Unit-13791 mPassed, Aug 2026
Subway · 5550 Lawrence Ave E Unit-11791 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction

Every establishment Toronto Public Health inspects under DineSafe, screened by name to leave out kitchens inside schools, care homes and offices. A conditional pass means infractions had to be fixed by a follow-up visit, not that the premises is closed.

Washrooms & water

The nearest public washroom is Port Union Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 566 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 545 m away at Bill Hancox Park.

  • Port Union Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 5450 Lawrence Ave E
    View centre hours
    566 m
  • Port Union Village Common Park Washroom · 105 Bridgend St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    949 m
Drinking water
Bill Hancox Park drinking fountain · 545 m

Park washrooms, washrooms in City buildings and automated street toilets, with hours and status as the City publishes them (park washrooms are seasonal). Malls, shops and TTC stations are not included.

Child care

Three licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 170 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is St. Brendan Kindergarten Before & After School Program (616 m, 39 spaces, kindergarten).

Within 1 km3 centres · 170 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 3
  • St. Brendan Kindergarten Before & After School Program · 186 Centennial Rd
    39 spaces · kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    616 m
  • Charlottetown Kindergarten Extended Care Program · 85 Charlottetown Blvd
    26 spaces · kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    630 m
  • Le Petit Chaperon Rouge - Scarborough · 29 Meadowvale Rd
    105 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    754 m

Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 215 (121 m), the nearest police station 43 Division (2.3 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.3 km away.

FireFire Station 215 · 121 m5318 Lawrence Ave E
Police43 Division · 2.3 km4331 Lawrence Avenue East
AmbulanceTPS 43 Division/EMS Stn 26 · 2.3 km4331 Lawrence Ave E

Nearest station by straight line — not a response time, and not necessarily the station that would answer a call.

Parking

Every mapped lot within 2 km, Green P with peak occupancy, City EV charging and bike parking

All parking lots99 lots · ≈14,550 spaces · 43.7 ha
Within 500 m7 lots · ≈410 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 120 m away, ≈5 spaces; 122 m away, ≈52 spaces; 149 m away, ≈15 spaces; 162 m away, ≈4 spaces; 179 m away, ≈5 spaces; 267 m away, ≈83 spaces.

Lot count and area from the City's topographic mapping of parking-lot footprints (every visible surface lot, public or private); spaces are estimated at one per 30 m² of lot. Lots not run by Green P are private, commercial or institutional and may be for customers or residents only. Green P spaces and average daily peak occupancy from the Toronto Parking Authority's quarterly dataset (* = capacity from the 2019 car-park list; rates are not shown because that list is stale — check Green P). EV chargers are City-operated only; on-street and underground parking are not included.

Traffic volume

The City's latest turning-movement count — 14-hour, May 21, 2025

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 4,213 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 42% of the total, against 389 from the south. Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 1,083 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m., 12% above the afternoon peak from 5:30 p.m. (966). Heavy vehicles made up 4.3% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 16 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north1,286southbound · 4 bikes · 1.9% heavy
From the west4,213eastbound · 10 bikes · 4.9% heavy
Total vehicles10,058253 pedestrians · 23 cyclists · 4.3% heavy
From the east4,170westbound · 6 bikes · 4.8% heavy
From the south389northbound · 3 bikes · 1.8% heavy
AM peak hour1,083 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour966 vehicles from 5:30 p.m.
Count14-hour · May 21, 2025

Approach figures are vehicles entering the intersection from that leg over the whole count. A count is one day's traffic, not an annual average; the City recounts on an ad-hoc schedule.

How fast traffic moves here

Midblock speed counts on the intersection's streets, the nearest school-zone speed sign, and traffic calming

The City's most recent midblock count on Lawrence Ave E between Tredvalley Grv and Centennial Rd (66 m away, Nov 2011) recorded volume only — about 6,249 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Lawrence Ave E · Tredvalley Grv – Centennial Rd · 66 mNov 2011 · 3 days6,249
Centennial Rd · Charles Tupper Dr – Conference Blvd · 373 mSep 2009 · 3 days2,910

Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; the 85th-percentile speed is the figure engineers use — 85% of drivers were at or below it. Counts are ad hoc, so some are years old. A midblock reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data.

All police-reported collisions

Every collision reported to Toronto Police within 65 m, any severity, 2016–2025

The worst year was 2022, with 3 collisions; 2025 recorded 1. 9 collisions (47%) involved an injury. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 11% of collisions. 3 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (16%). The most recent report on file is from Jul 11, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 1.9 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions19#3465 of 5,508
With an injury9#1839 of 4,660
Property damage only9
Fail to remain2
Involving a pedestrian1#2309 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist2#1050 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified1
All since 201424latest Jul 11, 2025

Source: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data — every collision reported to police since 2014, within 65 m of this node. Records through Jun 30, 2026.

Killed or seriously injured

Collisions in which someone died or was seriously injured, within 65 m, 2016–2025 — the basis of the danger rankings

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. It involved vehicle occupants only — no pedestrian or cyclist. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Mar 10, 2017. Going back to 2006, the total is 2.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#766 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness0
All KSI since 20062latest Mar 10, 2017

KSI = killed or seriously injured. A collision is counted if its recorded location is within 65 m of this intersection's centreline node, whether the police coded it as intersection-related or mid-block. Records can lag a year or more, so the current year is excluded from rankings.

Thefts reported at this corner

Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025

One theft from a vehicle and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025.

By year

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2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle100street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through May 13, 2016. Police offset every occurrence to the nearest intersection before publishing, so these are thefts on the streets and premises around this node, not necessarily at the corner itself. Other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see Centennial Scarborough.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Lawrence & Centennial a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#766 of 1,505), out of 19 reported collisions of any severity. High counts usually track high traffic volume rather than a design flaw; volume is shown alongside so the numbers can be read in context.

How busy is Lawrence & Centennial?

An intersection of typical volume. It ranks #1694 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 62% of the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Lawrence & Centennial?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 99 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 14,550 spaces — 7 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Lawrence & Centennial by transit?

Bus routes 54, 38, 200, 954 within 1 km (nearest stop: Lawrence Ave East at Centennial Rd East Side, 41 m).

What restaurants are near Lawrence & Centennial?

None within 300 m, and 8 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Popeyes Louisiana Chicken (670 m), JJ's Roti Delight (686 m), Azumi Teppanyaki and Sushi (692 m), Pizza Pizza (701 m) and Gamer Golf (783 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Lawrence & Centennial?

The nearest is Port Union Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 5450 Lawrence Ave E, 566 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Port Union Village Common Park Washroom (949 m). These are the City's own washrooms — in parks, civic buildings and automated street toilets — not those in malls, coffee shops or TTC stations.

Is there child care near Lawrence & Centennial?

Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 170 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are St. Brendan Kindergarten Before & After School Program (616 m, 39 spaces), Charlottetown Kindergarten Extended Care Program (630 m, 26 spaces) and Le Petit Chaperon Rouge - Scarborough (754 m, 105 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

How many thefts are reported at Lawrence & Centennial?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Police offset every reported occurrence to the nearest intersection before publishing it, so the count covers the streets, driveways and parking around this corner rather than the corner itself. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Centennial Scarborough page.

What neighbourhood is Lawrence & Centennial in?

Lawrence & Centennial is in Centennial Scarborough (City of Toronto neighbourhood 133). It is in Ward 25, Scarborough-Rouge Park, represented by Councillor Neethan Shan.

Sources

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